Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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SEAT FOR TERRACES IN A STADIUM OR THE LIKE
The prcsent invelltion relates to a seat or terraces in a
stadium, theatre, auditorium, etc.. . con1prising a shell made of
plastics n1aterial adapted to be fixed to such terraces made o{ n~asonry.
The geograph;cal linlits o the places a]located to ehe spectators
5 n~ust irstly be set so that said latter are con~fortable and do not
obstruct their neighbours, wl-;lst ensuring an op~imum occupation of
the space available.
At the same time, the ma~ m comfort must be ensured for
the whole duration of the enteLtainn1ent or n~ec-ting, for each p erson
10 seated, due precisely to the seat ixed to the terrace and setting
the lin~its o the space allocated to this person.
In addition> any attempt to dismantle or remove the seats nlust
be rendered impossible, so as to avoid their being stolen, damaged or
used as n~issiles.
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These scats must of course be of attrac.ive anpearance alld,
despite all the above-n1e1~tioned irnperatives which are particularly
restricting, they must be produced and installed at a moderate cost
price.
Finally, it must be possible to assemble the seats on the terraces
20 either when said terraces are constructed, or after a prolonged use
thereoI, without seats.
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rO .~ttail1 these purl)oscs and in accc,r~ nc ~ wi h the in~ A ion,
each seat comprises, in its ront part, a downwardly directed front cc~;e
of which the rear face is perpendicular to the lo~er face of the seat in
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order strictly to follow the shape of the corresponding surfaces of
the terrace, whilst there is,provided, substantially at the centre of
the horizontal part of the seat at least one reinforced orifice adapted
to receive a screw for fixing the seat to the terrace.
This fixing screw is rendered inviolable after assembly and,
according to a preferred embodiment, ~he reinforced orifice is made
in the bottom of a recess defined by the shell and this recess is ob-
turated by a cover which prolongs the concave horizontal surface
and conceals the fixing screw.
According to a particularly advantageous embodimentl the
cover rests by its peripheral edge on a shoulder surrounding the
recess, this cover having a hook projecting therein which cooperates
with a tooth of the seat located on one side of the fixing screw to
ensure the grip of the cover; said cover is immobilised by means of a
15 locking member disposed on the other side of said screw, the visible
part of this member being concealed by the number of the seat.
Tk ~ invention will be more readily understood on reading the
following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in
which:
Fig. 1 is an antero-posterior section illustrating an embodiment
of the seat according to the invention, mounted on a terrace and connec-
ted thereto by means of a first embodiment of the fixing device.
Fig. 2 is a plan view, from above, of this seat, of which the
fixing device has been removed.
Figs. 3 to 5 are partial secti:>ns on different scales showing
three other embodiments of this fixing device.
Referring now to the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2 clearly show the
seat which is a shell 1 made of plastics material having a substantially
horizontal part 2, concave both in the antero-posterior direction
and in the lateral direction perpendicular thereto.
This substantially horizontal part is extended rearwardly by
a back 3 rising to a relatively lo~v height and, for~ardly, by an edge
4 in the form of a rim, dcscending below the substantially horizontal
upper surface 5 of a terrace 6 and abutting against the substantially
vertical Iront surface 7 vf this terrace. This seat also con~prises,
cast therewith, t~vo lateral walls 8 and 9 and a rear wall 10 which border
the front edge 4, the substantially horizontal part Z and the back 3 and
continuously abut, lilce said rront edge, on said surIaces 5 and 7 o the
terrace.
In addition, it Inay colnprise antero-posterior ribs 11 extending
parallel to the lateral walls and projecting inside the shell, up to the
ront surface 7 of the terrace but arranging a slight clearance from the
upper surface 5 of this terrace in order to allow a certain suppleness
of deformation for the seat and the back when a person sits down.
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Such a seat has no grip, due to its shape and as it is applied
without clearance over the whole of its periphery against the terrace;
consequently, it is impossible to grip the seat inan attempt to remove
' it, once it is fixed.
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- 20 Moreover, concerning the fixation, it is important to
note that the front edge 4 being applied over the whole of
its length against the front vertical surface 7 or riser
portion of the terrace, it suffices to press the shell at one
point against the upper horizontal surface 5 of this terrace
25 to ensure a rapid, simple and economic f ixation of the seat .
The shell cooperates in this case with a fixing device which may
be a single one, as is the case for the embodiment shown in Figs. 1
tnd 2. However, it is obvious that a plurality of devices may be asso-
ciated with the shell, it being understood that only one suffices and
30 that the others may be eliminated without the efficiency of the fixation
being aflected.
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According to this embodiment of Figs. 1 and 2, the shell 1
defines, substantially at the centre of the horizontal part 2 thereof,
a recess 12 of which the bottom 13, located near the upper surface 5
of the terrace, presents a reinforced orifice 14 adapted to receive a
5 single fixing screw 15 of which the threaded part cooperates with a
plug 16 positioned in said terrace.
This fixing screw 15 is rendered inviolable , by any suitable
means, so that it is impossible for spectators to dismantle the seat.
In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, the recess 12
; 10 is obturated by a cover 17 which perfectly prolongs the visible concave
surface of the horizontal part 2 and thus conceals the fixing screw 15.
The cover 17 rests by its peripheral edge on a shoulder 18 made in this
horizontal part about the recess 12. This cover 17 has, projecting
therein, a hook 19 adapted to be engaged in an elongated opening 20
15 in the bottom 13 (Fig. 2) and to cooperate with a tooth 21 belonging
to the rear wall of this recess in the horizontal part. Said cover 17
also comprises, opposite the hook with respect to the screw 15, i. e.
near the front wall of the recess, a locking member cooperating with
! the bottom 13 and of which the visible part is concealed by a number of
20 the seat 22 placed on this cover when the seat is installed.
According to the preferred embodiment shown in Fig. 3, the
locking member is constituted by a screw 23 passing through a sub-
jacent boss 24 of the cover 17 and cooperating, by its self-tapping
threaded part, with a boss 25 with cruciform hole projecting from the
25 bottom 13.
According to a second embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the locking
member is a rivet 26 passing through said bosses 24 and 25, this
rivet preferably being of the type to be placed from the outside, such
as the one known under the name of Pop rivet.
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According to a third embodiment illustrated in Fig. 4, the
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;' locking member operates by clipping and comprises a finger 27
with protuberant head 28 adapted to be forcibly engaged in a hole
29 in the boss 25, to retract therein and abut by elastic return at the
opening of the hole, against a shoulder 30, taking its initial shape
5 again.
In a fourth embodiment shown in Fi g. 5, the hook and the
locking member are eliminated and replaced by an agent for connec-
ting the peripheral edge of the cover 17 with the shoulder 18; this
connection may be obtained by gluing, welding or the like.
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10To avoid rain water accumulating in the dish defined by the
substantially horizontal part 2 of the seat 1, an opening 31 is made
either through the hook 19 (-Figs. 1, 3 and 4) or through a base 32
projecting under the cover (Fig. 5).
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-. The invention is not limited either to the embodiment of the
15 seat or to the embodiments of its fixation,as various modifications
- may be made thereto without departing from its scope.
This seat may be used for equipping stonework terraces for
stadiums, open-air theatres, various auditoriums, etc.. .
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